THE BALKANS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 26, 5 June 1913, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

BULGARIANS ON THE WATCH. I By Electric Telegraph— Copyright] [ United Press Association.! London, June 4. The Telegraph’s Salonika correspondent states that four hours’ ride from Salonika the Greek left merges into tiro Servian right. The soldiers of both armies are cordially fraternising, while a few hundred yards away the Bulgarians keep a wary watch, and occasionally shout taunts. Sofia, June 4. It is semi-officially stated that the Cabinet tendered its resignation on Saturday. It is expected that M. Daneff will reconstruct it. Belgrade, June 4. The Bulgarians attacked the Servian position near Istib. The Servians withdrew. A considerable Bulgarian force occupied the position. London, Juno 4-

|)r. Rohenbach, an authority ' on Near Eastern questions, asserts that Hakki Pasha recently concluded an agreement with Britain, securing Britain’s support of the peace negotiations respecting the Aegean Island-; and Albanian suzerainty, by which Turkey gets Britain's wishes carried out regarding the Bagdad railway, Persian Gulf and Koweit-Persian questions, and grants special privileges in Southern Arabia. Salonika, June 4.

The Greek and Bulgarian Governments have signed an agreement establishing a neutral zone between the respective armies, pending the delimitation of the frontiers. Vienna, Juno 4. The Malissori chiefs interviewed Admiral Burney and thanked the Powers for their liberating of Scutari. They hoped that the Powers would entirely free the Malissori from the Montenegrin yoke ; otherwise frontier fighting might occur. Vienna, Juno 4.

AT. Daneff, in an interview in the Neue Freie Pres.se on the Serbo-Bul-garian treaty said that it contained the final conditions of both countries. If Servia had presented her territorial claims earlier, Bulgaria would have dispensed with her assistance, preferring to abandon Adrianoole than Ma cedonia. I ' AUSTRIA’S ATTITUDE. CREATES ANXIETY. (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, June 4. Correspondents in Belgrade emphasise the anxiety over Austria’s attitude. Though Greece and Servia have arranged an alliance, it is feared that in the event of a conflict, Austria will throw her sword on the side of Bulgaria.